Posted in Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Marin Market Trends, Marin Real Estate, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito, Tiburon on Aug 5th, 2008
Single Family homes under contract in Marin County July 2008 compared to Marin homes under contract in July 2007
Belvedere
-25%
Corte Madera
0%
Fairfax
+60%
Greenbrae
-33.33%
Kentfield
-25%
Larkspur
+75%
Mill Valley
-26.67%
Novato
+51.61%
Ross
-33.33%
San Anselmo
-11.76%
San Rafael
+14.71%
Sausalito
-50%
Tiburon
-25%
Countywide, the number of Marin homes under contract was up just slightly (1.1%). Homes under contract is an indicator of future sales.
*Statistics pulled from BAREIS MLS. Single Family Residential Only.
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Posted in Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Marin Market Trends, Marin Real Estate, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito, Tiburon on May 24th, 2008
Single Family homes under contract in Marin County
April 2008 vs. April 2007
Belvedere
+200%
Corte Madera
+8%
Fairfax
-38%
Greenbrae
+25%
Kentfield
+40%
Larkspur
-75%
Mill Valley
-36%
Novato
-20%
Ross
-50%
San Anselmo
-12%
San Rafael
+7%
Sausalito
+17%
Tiburon
+85%
Countywide, the number of Marin homes for sale was up almost 16% from last April. The number of homes under contract was down about 13% while the number of units sold is down about 31%.
While the number of homes sold [...]
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Posted in Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Larkspur, Marin Real Estate, Mill Valley, Novato, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito, Tiburon on Mar 1st, 2008
Many cities and towns in Marin County require mandatory re-sale inspections before a seller transfers home ownership to a buyer.
Marin Cities that require resale inspections
Belvedere
Corte Madera
Fairfax
Larkspur
Mill Valley
Novato
San Anselmo
San Rafael
Tiburon
Fees range widely from about $100 to close to $300 in Novato. Ouch! In addition, what is inspected [...]
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Posted in Sausalito, Things to do in Marin on Feb 13th, 2008
The Sausalito segment of the Bike Tour of California happens this weekend. It kicks off on Friday evening with the Sausalito Stage One Gala at 6:00 pm in Sausalito. The evening features a black tie dinner, live and silent auction, music & dancing. Event takes place at the Big Bike Tent at [...]
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The median home sale price in Sausalito was $1,850,000 in January 2008. The number of Sausalito homes on the market decreased almost 50% from one year ago. No Sausalito homes went in to contract in January. The number of homes sold stayed flat with five homes selling.
Sausalito [...]
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Posted in Living in Marin, Sausalito on Jan 31st, 2008
Did you know there are nearly 40 marinas in the San Francisco Bay Area? Sausalito has one of the largest and busiest maritime areas in the region with almost a dozen marinas and boatyards. Sausalito is located on the south shore of Richardson Bay. Richardson Bay is located between Sausalito and the Tiburon Peninsula.
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There are many child friendly restaurants in Marin. Here are just a few of my favorites:
Fish
350 Harbor Dr, Sausalito - (415) 331-3474
This Sausalito restaurant is pricey, but I love it. Order at the counter and sit inside or out (but bring a coat). The fish tacos are great, the setting is fantastic. The [...]
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Posted in Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Marin, Marin Market Trends, Marin Real Estate, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito, Tiburon on Dec 30th, 2007
Many Marin County home sellers took their homes off the market over the holidays. This helped overall stats. Despite the holidays, we still saw quite a few homes go into contract. Many areas of Marin are considered seller’s markets including Corte Madera, San Anselmo, Sausalito and Mill Valley. The situation in [...]
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Yesterday was a fabulous day to set sail on the San Francisco Bay. We set out from the Sausalito harbor. Not a cloud in the sky and mild October temperatures set the stage for a gorgeous day.
This week is Fleet Week in San Francisco, which means parades of boats and the incredible Blue [...]
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Posted in Belvedere, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Larkspur, Marin Market Trends, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito on Sep 4th, 2007
Looking at the Marin County median home prices for August is pretty depressing. The percentage change for many cities is down. Tiburon is down 38.23% since August of 2006. Does this mean home prices have dropped almost 40%??
No, they haven’t. Many Marin County areas only have a handful of sales each [...]
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